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Error on Lopez Primary Ballots

A printing and proofing error has occurred on the primary election ballots sent to Lopez Island voters.

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Clyde Duke honored by $20,000 donation to Orcas Fire

In honor of long-time Orcas resident and fire commissioner Clyde Duke, Malcolm Goodfellow recently made a donation of…

“Evidence of its Occurrence” will open on Aug. 5.

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Dianne Kornberg exhibit at Orcas Center

The Visual Arts Committee at Orcas Center is presenting work by Obstruction Island artist Dianne Kornberg during August.…

The fire department volunteers at their rope rescue training.

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Orcas Fire completes rope rescue training

Several years ago, there were a series of EMS calls that posed very dangerous and difficult rescue challenges.…

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to a good samaritan | Letter

A couple of weeks ago as I left for work on Friday, I shoved two envelopes into the…

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Lunch closures for county recording and licensing services Aug. 2-12

San Juan County Auditor Milene Henley announced today that due to a staff shortage, Document Recording and Vehicle…

Lindsay Anderson

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Opportunities for youth at OPALCO

Orcas Power & Light Cooperative has four youth working in the Eastsound office as interns this summer and…

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Cantwell, Larsen hear community feedback on effort to protect local land

Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) held a community listening…

Brent Charnley putting up the sign for the new tasting room.

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A sip of Lopez on Orcas Island: Lopez Vineyards opens Tasting Room in Eastsound

Organically grown, crushed by purple-stained, juicy dancing feet and slowly fermented to perfection, their blackberry and raspberry wines…

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Port of Orcas considers marina, other ways to generate revenue

The Port of Orcas board has expressed interest in creating a marina or other capital venture that could…

Pilot Dwight Guss with two of the aspiring Young Eagles he took for a ride earlier this summer. The Young Eagles day and the Orcas Fy-In are both hosted by the Orcas chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association.

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28th annual Port of Orcas Fly-In scheduled for August 5-7

General aviation pilots from near and far, along with Orcas Islanders, will meet at the Port of Orcas…

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DUIs; stolen property; possession of marijuana | San Juan County Sheriff’s Log

San Juan County Sheriff's Department reported responding to these calls.

Henry Delbert Hoffman

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Henry Delbert Hoffman

Henry Delbert Hoffman was born on Sept. 28, 1929 in Seattle, Wash., the only child of Delbert and…